Rounding up the last trading day of the August, equities trading on the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange ended in the negative territory, as the lead performance pointer, NSEASI gave up 27Bpts of its trading points, and closed at 39,219.61 from 39,326.67. All observed market indices in this report ended in the red, safe NSE-Industrial Goods that closed on a flat note. Thus, WtD, the lead index is 67Bpts below opening, while the total gained points in the month of August is now 174Bpts. See the index movement table for details.
How diversifying your portfolio helps minimize risk
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